Visita del Vice Ministro Marta Dassù a Washington D.C.
Il Vice Ministro Marta Dassù si reca in questi giorni a Washington D.C. per incontrare il Deputy Secretary of State William Joseph Burns, con cui discuterà i principali temi di politica internazionale, tra cui l’evolversi della crisi siriana e la situazione in Egitto. La visita offrirà anche l’occasione per approfondire il tema dei negoziati per […]
Read moreDassù meets OPAC Director General, Ahmet Üzümcü
Deputy Minister Marta Dassù has received the Director General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü. The meeting took place at the Farnesina today, just a few hours after agreement was reached in New York on the text of the resolution on dismantling Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile. Topics for discussion […]
Read moreApproval of motion against gender-based violence in armed conflict. A signal that strengthens Italy’s commitment, says Bonino
“Today’s unanimous approval in the Senate of the motion on the elimination of gender-based violence in armed conflict is a signal that strengthens Italy’s commitment in the campaign against rape as a weapon of war”. This was Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s comment from the United Nations in New York, where she is engaged, alongside Prime […]
Read moreUN: Minister Bonino chairs IGAD Partners Forum meeting
With her Ethiopian colleague Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu, Foreign Minister Emma Bonino chaired the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Partners Forum which took place today in New York in the margins of the 68th session of the General Assembly. The initiative fits into the framework of Italy’s traditionally strong political focus on stability and security in […]
Read moreRatification of Arms Trade Treaty a welcome step, says Bonino
“I am delighted to hear of today’s ratification of the UN’s Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), a step that is particularly significant since our Parliament’s approval comes during General Assembly week”. This was the comment by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, in New York with Prime Minister Letta to represent Italy at the United Nations. “This result […]
Read moreAttentato contro cristiani in Pakistan: Bonino, appello maggiore impegno per libertà religiosa
“I was dismayed to learn of yet another attack against the Christian minority in Pakistan, a country where, sadly, massacres for religious reasons have occurred on several occasions in recent years”. This was Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s comment from New York on hearing of the attack on Christians in Peshawar. Minister Bonino is in New […]
Read moreItaly firmly condemns the violence in Iraq
Italy firmly condemns the atrocious wave of violence in Iraq, which is creating many innocent victims, and extends its solidarity to the Iraqi people. Our country also expresses its concern over the sectarian violence against religious and ethnic minorities, violence that has again been seen recently. Italy supports the efforts of the Iraqi authorities and […]
Read moreFarnesina taking action for Italian citizen on Arctic Sunrise
Acting on Minister Bonino’s instructions, the Italian Embassy in Moscow has taken immediate action to help the Italian citizen, Cristian D’Alessandro, who is on board the Greenpeace ship, the Arctic Sunrise. The ship is at present being escorted by Russian ships and is sailing towards the port of Murmansk, where it is due to arrive […]
Read moreUnder-Secretary Mario Giro meets the Presidents of Burkina Faso and Guinea Conakry
Under-Secretary Mario Giro meets the Presidents of Burkina Faso and Guinea Conakry “Priority countries for Italy and for the stability of Sahel and North Africa. Interested in establishing closer relations with Italian businesses”. In the margins of the presidential ceremony in Mali, Under-Secretary Mario Giro met the President of the Republic of Niger. The President […]
Read moreSyria, MFA-DPC agreement to set up a hospital at refugee camp Azrak
Within the context of humanitarian efforts to alleviate the suffering of civilians fleeing the conflict in Syria, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Civil Defence (DPC) signed an agreement today at the foreign ministry in Rome on setting up a prefabricated hospital at the Azrak refugee camp in Jordan. The 1500 sqm […]
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